Strange Flesh

Writer: John Ney Rieber
Pencils: Gerardo Sandoval (Issue 29), Tony Daniel (Issue 30)
Inks: Jonathan Sibal, Jason Gorder (Issue 29)
Colours: Jonathan D. Smith, Brian Buccellato
Lettering: Dreamer Design’s Robin Spehar, Dennis Heisler and Martin Barnes (Issue 30)
Cover Art: Core Design, Eidos Interactive (Issue 29), Tony Daniel, Johnathan Sibl, Jonathan D. Smith (Issue 30)
Release: May, June 2003
Original Price: US $2.99 | CAN $4.60 (Issue 29), US $4.99 | CAN $7.45 (Issue 30)
Issue # in Set: 29, 30
Lara is still angry about the loss of her lover, Tsang and she is planning on hunting down and killing Lord Vymes- also known as Vayamasa. He tells her however that Tsang is not dead as she had believed, but if she wants to get him back, she has to bring him the water of death and the water of life.

Allies:

Valya
This 17 years old boy was out hunting a wolf when the Tunguska event occurred. Both he and the wolf was killed but when he woke, he found out that he was part human and part wolf. He refers to Lara as his aunt, but sometimes, the wolf side of him makes an appearance, especially when he puts on that wolf's pelt.
Tsang
The lover of Lara Croft, and a person that Lara is willing to give up her mansion and artefacts collection for. He has been captured by Lord Vymes and is being used as a bartering tool.

Artefacts:

Waters of Life and Death
Found in the area of the Tunguska event and running through the veins of Valya. This fluid can make Gods. It is suggested in the beginning of the story that these two liquids are two separate items however later in the story, they are show to be the same artefact.

Baddies:

Lord Avram Vymes / Vayamasa
Also known as an evil god, an asura, called Vayamasa. Seen previously in issues 22 and 24, Vymes returns has the current owner of Croft Manor and her collection of artefacts, although he resides in Vymes Hall, Bath. In Strange Flesh, Vymes tells Lara that if she wants her manor back, she needs to get him the water of death and the water of life and Tsang Do Khyi, her lover whom she thought was dead. He keeps Tsang morphed onto his body.

Enemies:

Secutor
Guardian of the Vatican's vaults. He is a Roman Gladiator, one of the elite forms. 

Location:

United Kingdom - England - Sussex
​United Kingdom - England - Bath
Italy - Rome - The Vatican
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Russia - Siberia
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Other Characters:

Mr Sparrow
​​The owner of 'Sparrow & Sons'. The company owns a vault, available for customers such as Lara Croft to store valuables. The company is located in Bath, England.

Variant Covers:

Picture
Issue 30 Wizard World Chicago Cover